UuidGenerator.java

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 * Copyright (C) 2008 EsperTech, Inc. All rights reserved.                            *
 * http://esper.codehaus.org                                                          *
 * http://www.espertech.com                                                           *
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package com.espertech.esper.util;

import java.util.UUID;

/**
 * Unique id generator based on Java 5 {@link java.util.UUID}, generates 36-character unique ids.
 */
public class UuidGenerator {

    /**
     * Generates a 36-character alphanumeric value with dashes considering secure random id
     * and timestamp backed by {@link java.util.UUID}.
     * @return unique id string
     */
    public static String generate() {
        return UUID.randomUUID().toString();
    }
}